2015 Memphis Signing Class
Tim Belles LS 6-6 255 Fr./HS Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS Ross Burcham WR 6-5 215 Fr./HS Adamsville, Tenn./Adamsville HS
#Tyler Charrette DB 6-1 200 Jr./TR Martinez, Calif./Berean Christian HS/Laney College
Marcus Childers QB 6-2 200 Fr./HS Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville HS Emmanuel Cooper DL 6-1 250 Fr./HS Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS Brady Davis QB 6-4 200 Fr./HS Starkville, Miss./Starkville HS
#Keenen Davis OL 6-5 293 Fr./HS Horn Lake, Miss./Horn Lake HS
#Mark Dodson ATH 5-10 198 Jr./TR Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS/Ole Miss #Michael Edwards DT 6-2 300 Jr./TR Madison, Wis/Sun Prairie HS/Iowa Western CC
Steven Enis LB 6-2 240 Fr./HS Fayette, Ala./Fayette County High School Jared Gentry DL 6-2 323 Fr./HS Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
Tre Hamilton WR 6-3 197 Fr./HS Humble, Texas/Atascocita HS Darrell Henderson RB 5-9 190 Fr./HS Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS Jamarius Henderson RB 5-11 215 Fr./HS Ozark, Ala./Dale County HS Grayson Hubbard PK 6-1 180 Fr./HS Warwick, Va./Warwick HS Khalil Johnson DE 6-5 255 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS Kedarian Jones WR 6-1 175 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS
Peyton Jones DE 6-6 236 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School
#Drew Kyser OL 6-5 299 Fr./HS Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
#Ryan Mack OL 6-5 305 Sr./TR Memphis, Tenn./Wooddale HS/Louisville
Arthur Maulet DB 5-11 195 Jr./TR Harvey, La./Bonnabel/Copiah-Lincoln CC
#DeMarco Montgomery DE 6-2 270 Jr./TR Atmore, Ala./Spanish Fort HS/East Mississippi CC #Jae’Lon Oglesby WR 5-11 175 Fr./HS Central, S.C./D.W. Daniel HS/Fork Union Military Acad.
Brytain Peddy OL 6-5 310 Fr./HS Munford, Tenn./Munford HS Tony Pollard ATH 5-11 196 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Melrose HS
Darian Porter LB 6-3 220 So./TR Louisville, Ky./Seneca HS/Mt. San Jacinto College Joseph Prevost LB 6-1 219 Fr./HS Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw HS
Kam Prewitt DB 5-11 171 Fr./HS Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS Nick Raby DE 6-4 260 Fr./HS Cape Coral, Fla./Baker HS Mechane Slade ATH 5-8 160 Fr./HS Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS
Mid-Year Signees
Tyler Charrette DB 6-1 200 Jr./TR Martinez, Calif./Berean Christian HS/Laney College
Finished sophomore season with 40 total tackles including a quarterback sack and two interceptions … Member of Laney College’s CCCAA Valley Conference championship team … Began 2014 season with a seven-tackle game in a 48-33 win at Sacramento … Had a season-high nine tackles the second week of the season against San Francisco … Also had nine tackles to go along with a quarterback sack at Santa Rosa … Head coach at Laney was John Beam … prior to transferring to Laney College, played his freshman season at Sacramento State. Berean Christian HS: First-Team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League as both a junior and senior … Broke the school’s receptions and receiving yards records senior year … Also a First-Team DVAL standout in basketball sophomore through senior year at the high school located in Walnut Creek, Calif. Personal: Son of Chris and Natalie Charrette.
Keenen Davis OL 6-5 293 Fr./HS Horn Lake, Miss./Horn Lake HS
Selected to the 2013 Region 1 Class 6A First-Team … Also a member of the Commercial Appeal’s Best of Preps in 2013 … Named Horn lake’s MVP offensive lineman … Also an add-district selection … Blocked for an offensive unit which averaged 359.6 yards per game including 274.6 yards passing as a senior at Horn Lake High School … Brad Boyette was high school coach … Member of high school’s weight lifting team. Personal: Son of Jessie and Regina Davis.
Mark Dodson ATH 5-10 198 Jr./TR Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS/Ole Miss
In two seasons at Ole Miss had 58 rushing attempts for 373 yards and five touchdowns … Also had six pass receptions for 50 yards and a score. 2014: Played in all 13 games as a sophomore, rushing for 249 yards and scoring four touchdowns on 36 carries … Averaged 6.9 yards per rushing attempt … Also caught five passes for 20 yards. 2013: Played in 11 games as a true freshman, seeing time on special teams and at running back … Recorded 124 rushing yards and a touchdown, once catch for a 30-yard touchdown and a kick return for 20 yards … Made collegiate debut against Southeast Missouri and had two carries for 12 yards … Also posted a tackle after an Ole Miss interception … Had a career-high seven carries for 57 yards and caught first career pass for a 30-yard touchdown … Ran for 46 yards and first career rushing touchdown on 10 carries against Arkansas. Whitehaven HS: Named the 2012 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year … Led
Whitehaven to a 15-0 record and the 2012 Tennessee 6A state championship a year after finishing as runner-ups … A first-team Class 6A All-State selection by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior … District 16-AAA Player of the Year … Rushed for 3,295 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior … Ran for 318 yards and five touchdowns in the state championship game against Maryville, scoring the two-point conversion that won the game in overtime … Finished prep career as the all-time leading rusher in Shelby County history with nearly 7,000 yards … Played in the City of
Memphis All-Star Game … Rushed for 2,100 yards on 110 carries with 28 touchdowns as a junior en route to TSWA 6A All-State honors … Finalist for the 2011 Tennessee Mr. Football Class AAA Back award … Rushed for 1,500 yards and 22 touchdowns as a sophomore … High school coach was Russell Saulsberry. Personal: Son of Sharica Jackson-Taylor and Mark Dodson Sr. … Born March 13, 1995.
Michael Edwards DT 6-2 300 Jr./TR Madison, Wis/Sun Prairie HS/Iowa Western CC
Played in all 12 games as a sophomore, registering 85 total tackles and 10.5 quarterback sacks (-81 yards) … Had a total of 22 tackles for loss (-140 yards) … His 62 assisted tackles during the year topped the statistical category for players in the Iowa Community College Athletic Association … Also led the league with three forced fumbles … Was named an NJCAA All-American as well as selected first-team all-conference … Helped lead Iowa Western to an 11-1 record … Reivers (“river pirates”) went undefeated during the regular season … Squad’s lone loss was a 34-17 decision to East Mississippi Community College in the Mississippi Bowl … Postseason game determined the NJCAA football championship … In the bowl game recorded seven total tackles and had 1.5 quarterbacks (-14 yards) … Totaled three tackles for loss against East Mississippi for -15 yards along with forcing and recovering a fumble … Closed out the season with eight-plus tackles in Iowa Western’s last five games … Year-end stretch started with an eight-tackle game against the College of DuPage in which he recorded eight tackles including two quarterback sacks (-9 yards) and 2.5 tackles for loss (-11 yards) … Forced and recovered a fumble in the game … Early in the year had a seasonhigh 11 tackles including two sacks for -14 yards against Highland Community College (Kansas) … Had a total of five multi-sack games during the year … head coach at Iowa Western was Scott Strohmeier … Originally signed out of high school with North Dakota and recorded 14 tackles including 1.5 quarterback sacks as a freshman at UND. Sun Prairie HS: Earned Wisconsin Football Coaches Association first-team and Associated Press second-team all-state honors … Also named All-Big Eight Conference first team as a senior … Named the Big Eight Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year … Voted team MVP and selected to play in the Wisconsin All-Star Game … Named a finalist for the Joe Thomas Award, given annually to the state of Wisconsin’s top offensive lineman … Helped lead team to the state quarterfinals and a 9-3 record … Team captain … High school coach was Brian Kaminski. Personal: Son of Michael Sr., and Yvette Edwards.
Drew Kyser OL 6-5 299 Fr./HS Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
Three-year starter at center, helping lead Opelika to an undefeated, 6-0 record in 6A Region 3 play as the Bulldogs claimed their first region title in seven years … Graded 90 percent or better in every game of his senior season … Selected to the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s All-Alabama Second Team … Named to the Opelika-Auburn News
All-Area First-Team as both a junior and senior … Was Second-Team OA News All-Area as a sophomore in 2012 … Beat Valley High 52-14 on the road to clinch the region title in 2014 … Brian Blackmon-coached team finished the year with a 9-2 record … Opelika advanced to the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A state playoffs in 2014 … Bulldogs averaged 422.5 yards including 213.6 yards rushing senior year. Personal: Son of Todd and Stacy Kyser.
Ryan Mack OL 6-5 305 Sr./TR Memphis, Tenn./Wooddale HS/Louisville
2014 (Junior): Started Louisville’s first seven games at right tackle and played in a total of eight regular-season contests during junior season … Started 19 straight games at offensive tackle for the Cardinals … Through seven starts during junior season, Louisville was 5-2 and averaging 31.0 points and 370.6 yards per game. 2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore, starting the Cardinals’ last 12 games at right tackle … Helped Louisville average 35.2 points per game and 460.8 yards per game. 2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games as a redshirt freshman. 2011 (Redshirted): Redshirted first year in the Louisville program. Wooddale HS: Played for Lynord Crutchfield at Wooddale HS … Rated as one of the top-10 prospects in the state of Tennessee … Selected first-team all-state … Played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game. Personal: Son of Tanjala Mack … Born May 31, 1993 … Received bachelor’s degree in justice administration.
DeMarco Montgomery DE 6-2 270 Jr./TR Atmore, Ala./Spanish Fort HS/East Mississippi CC
In 12 games played as a sophomore, notched 31 total tackles – 18 solo hits and 13 assists … Had four quarterback sacks (-18 yards) and 8.5 tackles for loss (-31 yards) … Forced two fumbles during the year … Member of a defense which registered five straight shutouts and allowed just 91 total points during the year … Helped lead East Mississippi Community College to back-to-back NJCAA national championships … A 34-17 win over Iowa Western Community College in the December, 2014 Mississippi Bowl marked the Lions’ 24th-straight win … Played for head coach Buddy
Stephens at East Mississippi … Had a season-high eight tackles including a quarterback sack (-13 yards) and two tackles for loss (-15 yards) during the season … Had 19 total tackles including three quarterback sacks and five tackles for loss during the Lions’ five-game stretch of shutouts … Had five tackles in the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC) 54-15 state title win over Copiah-Lincoln … Had one tackle from defensive end position in national title win over Iowa Western. Spanish Fort HS: Notched 89 total tackles and intercepted five passes as a senior … Also had a rushing touchdown from the quarterback position during senior year … As a junior recorded 116 tackles and had 14.5 quarterback sacks as a junior … Member of Spanish Fort’s AHSAA 5A state championship team in 2010 … Played for head coaches Bryant Vincent and Mark Freeman at Spanish Fort. Personal: Son of Debra Frye and Mario and Valerie
Montgomery.
Jae’Lon Oglesby WR 5-11 175 Fr./HS Central, S.C./D.W. Daniel HS/Fork Union Military Acad.
Signed with the Tigers after doing postgraduate work at Fork Union Military Academy following high school … Ran for 2,176 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 9.8 yards per carry … Also caught 38 passes for 557 yards and six touchdowns out of the backfield … Also threw a 65-yard touchdown pass for the season … Was named to the South Carolina All State team … Helped Daniel High School to a 14-1 record and the state title game, a first for the Lions in 15 years … Was the No. 4 prospect in the state of South Carolina and the No. 7 running back according to Rivals.com … Had six carries for 57 yards in South Carolina’s win in the Shrine Bowl … Rushed for 1,750 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior in 2012 … Was named to SCVarsity.com’s All-State Second Team as a junior … High school coach was Randy Robinson.
2015 Signees
Tim Belles LS 6-6 255 Fr./HS Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS
Three-year letterman as both a long snapper and offensive tackle at Houston High School in Germantown … A Second Team Tennessee 15-AAA All-District selection as an offensive lineman … Was named Houston’s Special Teams Player of the Year … Lists snapping for a 52-yard field goal against rival Ridgeway High School as most memorable moment of high school playing career … High school coach was former Tiger Will Hudgens … Has also lettered two years as a thrower for Houston’s track and field team … Qualified for the Tennessee State Track and Field Championship in both the shot put and discus as a junior … Was named to Commercial Appeal’s Best of Preps Track and Field Team as well as a Class AAA All-Metro selection … Played in Houston High’s Wind Ensemble and was a two-time West Tennessee Band selection … Performed with Houston High’s Symphonic Band at Carnegie Hall in New York City during spring of junior year. Personal:
Son of Jim and Jean Belles … Has three younger brothers … Born April 13, 1997 in Grand Forks, N.D.
Ross Burcham WR 6-5 215 Fr./HS Adamsville, Tenn./Adamsville HS
Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State team as a defensive back … Played in the TACA Toyota East-West All-Star Game and had one reception for 14 yards … Member of Cardinals team which caught fire in the state playoffs advanced to the Class 2A state semifinals … Caught 33 passes for 816 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior … Also ran for 28 yards on five carries … Over playing career caught 101 passes for 2,220 yards and 41
touchdowns … Defensively had seven interceptions, returning one for a touchdowns … Had a total of five touchdowns during kick and punt returns over career … four-time all-academic selection … Brandon Gray-coached team posted an 11-3 record in 2014. Personal: Son of Carnie and Cynthia Burcham … Born Dec. 9, 1996 in Tupelo, Miss.
Marcus Childers QB 6-2 200 Fr./HS Adairsville, Ga./Adairsville HS
Named to the Rome News-Tribune’s All-Area Big School Team following senior season … Dual-threat quarterback rushed for 646 yards and eight touchdowns … Passed for 918 yards and another 15 scores … Member of Adairsville team which advanced to the second round of the Class AAA State Playoffs … Tigers defeated Cedartown 52-14 in the opening round of the playoffs … Tossed a six-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to put the Tigers up for good … Also had a 20-yard touchdown strike and a two-20-yard scoring run to highlight Adairsville’s first-half scoring in the playoff win … Head coach was Eric Bishop.
Emmanuel Cooper DL 6-1 250 Fr./HS Arkadelphia, Ark./Arkadelphia HS
Named to the 2014 Arkansas Activities Association’s Class 4A All-State Team … Helped lead Arkadelphia to the
quarterfinals of the 2014 Class 4A State Playoffs … Led the Badgers with 133 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior … Was also called upon to run the ball, racking up 382 rushing yards during the 2013 season … Helped lead the Badgers to a 7-4A Conference championship junior year … Head coach at Arkadelphia was J.R. Eldridge.
Brady Davis QB 6-4 200 Fr./HS Starkville, Miss./Starkville HS
Mississippi All-State First-Team Selection … Named The Dispatch’s 2014 Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year … Selected to The Clarion-Ledger’s Best of MSPreps team … Finalist for Best of MSPreps Football Player of the Year … Threw for 3,417 yards and 42 touchdowns … Helped lead Starkville to 13 straight wins before losing to eventual Class 6A state champion South Panola in the North State championship game … Starkville team won the Class 6A, Region 2 championship and were ranked No. 14 nationally … Two games into senior season was recognized by USA Today High School Sports with its ALL-USA Performance of the Week … Completed 21 of 32 passes for 411 yards and six touchdowns to lead Starkville to a 52-29 win over then, No. 1 Oxford … Played for Mississippi in the annual Alabama-Mississippi Football All-Star Game … Completed his first 11 passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns in the game and finished with 158 passing yards in the game … Transferred to Starkville High School for senior season after playing junior year at New Hope High School … Passed for 2,626 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior at New Hope … Against West Point junior year passed for 506 yards and six touchdowns … Head coach at Starkville was Jamie Mitchell. Personal: Son of Brian Davis and Rhonda Davis … Has an older brother … Born Feb. 25, 1997 in Amory, Miss.
Steven Enis LB 6-2 240 Fr./HS Fayette, Ala./Fayette County High School
Member of Fayette County High School’s 4A Region 5 championship team … Tigers were 10-4 overall and posted a 6-0 record in Region 5 … High school coach was Lance Tucker.
Jared Gentry DL 6-2 323 Fr./HS Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
Helped send game against Saraland in the second-round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs to overtime with an eight-yard touchdown reception with 16 seconds to play in regulation … helped lead Opelika to an undefeated, 6-0 record in 6A Region 3 play as the Bulldogs claimed their first region title in seven years … High school teammate of 2014 midyear offensive lineman signee Drew Kyser … Head coach at Opelika was Brian Blackmon.
Tre Hamilton WR 6-3 197 Fr./HS Humble, Texas/Atascocita HS
Named to 16-6A All-District Team at wide receiver to cap the 2014 season … Had 28 receptions for 318 yards and four touchdowns as a senior for Atascocita team which advanced to the Texas Class 6A playoffs and posted a 9-2 record … Began the year by catching three passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns at Clear Falls in a 52-0 shutout victory … Caught three passes for 57 yards and a touchdown in 28-21 district win over Kingwood … 2014 squad were runners up in highly competitive 6A Region II District I6, posting a 5-1 district record … The Eagles won their last four regular season games to earn a spot in the 6A Division 2 UIL Texas state playoffs … Caught 30 passes for 364 yards and a touchdown as a junior at Atascocita … was named Second Team All-District 13-5A … High school coach was Craig Stump.
Darrell Henderson RB 5-9 190 Fr./HS Batesville, Miss./South Panola HS
Named the 2014 Gatorade Football Player of the Year for the state of Mississippi by USA Today High School Sports … Mississippi All-State First-Team Selection … Selected to The Clarion-Ledger’s Best of MSPreps team … Finalist for Best of MSPreps Football Player of the Year … Referred to by The Clarion-Ledger as one of the most explosive players in the state … Rushed for 2,253 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior … Helped lead South Panola to its 11th state
championship and a No. 7 national ranking … Ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns including the game-winning, 10-yard scoring run in overtime of a 27-21 win over Oak Grove in the Mississippi Class 6A state title game … South Panola posted a 15-0 record in 2014 … South Panola finished the season ranked No. 12 in final USA Today High School Sports rankings … Over prep career rushed for 5,803 yards and 66 touchdowns … Broke South Panola’s career rushing record which had stood since 1998 … Ran for 214 yards and two touchdowns in the 2012 Class 6A state title game … High school coach was Lance Pogue.
Jamarius Henderson RB 5-11 215 Fr./HS Ozark, Ala./Dale County HS
Honorable mention selection on the annual Parade All-American list … One of three finalists for the 2014 Mr. Football as selected by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Became only the fourth player in Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) history to run for 3,000 yards in a season as a senior …. Set a single-season state record, rushing for 3,483 yards in 2014 … Scored 48 touchdowns, three scores shy of another AHSAA record … Ran for 1,465 yards and 15 touchdowns in five postseason games … Had 204 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries in the Class 3A state
championship game … Two-way starter played linebacker where he registered more than 150 tackles to lead a defensive unit which allowed eight or fewer points in five games during senior year … Named the ASWA’s Class 3A Lineman of the Year in 2014 … AHSAA All-State First Team selection … AL.com Offensive Most Valuable Player … Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic … As a junior was named the Class 3A Back of the Year … Dale County posted a 14-1 record and went undefeated in 3A Region 2 … High school coach was Pate Harrison.
Grayson Hubbard PK 6-1 180 Fr./HS Warwick, Va./Warwick HS
Kicked seven career field goals including a long of 45 yards as a junior at Warwick High School … While signing as a place-kicker, also handled punting responsibilities at Warwick.
Khalil Johnson DE 6-5 255 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS
Named to the UIL 13-5A All-District Team at defensive end … Played for Kimball team which was the Class 5A Region II District 13 runners-up, finishing with a 7-4 record and 5-1 district mark … Teammate of fellow Memphis signee Kedarian Jones … High school coach was Carlton Nelson.
Kedarian Jones WR 6-1 175 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS
Selected to the UIL 13-5A All-District Team as a wide receiver … Played for Kimball team which was the Class 5A Region II District 13 runners-up, finishing with a 7-4 record and 5-1 district mark … Teammate of fellow Memphis signee Khalil Johnson … High school coach was Carlton Nelson … Also a strong forward for the Knights’ basketball team.
Peyton Jones DE 6-6 236 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School
Named to the Commercial Appeal’s Private Schools Best of the Preps team as a senior … … Selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game … Recorded 45 total tackles including five quarterback sacks as a senior at Memphis University School … Broke up five passes and had six quarterback hurries during the year as MUS went 8-4 in 2014 … Team advanced to the semifinals of the TSSAA Division II Class AA state playoffs senior year … Member of MUS team which rallied in the fourth quarter and came from behind to beat Brentwood Academy 30-28 in the state
quarterfinals … Among his tackles as a junior were a pair of quarterback sacks and five tackles for lost yardage as MUS went 10-3 and were TSSAA Division II Class AA state runner-up … High school coach was Bobby Alston.
Arthur Maulet DB 5-11 195 Jr./TR Harvey, La./Bonnabel HS/Copiah-Lincoln CC
Junior college signee from Copiah-Lincoln Community College … Named Second Team All State by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) … Played for Co-Lin team which went 8-3 and won the MACJC South Division title … Recorded 30 total tackles including 24 solo hits as a sophomore at Copiah-Lincoln ... With five interceptions, ranked 13th among NJCAA student-athletes in picks … Also among the nation’s leaders with 20 pass
breakups … Opened 43-0 shutout win over East Central with a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage … Had two interceptions in win over Pearl River … In addition to an interception, broke up three passes in win over Jones County Community College … Led Co-Lin with eight tackles in 44-30 come-from-behind win over Northwest Mississippi in the MACJC State Semifinals … Played for 2014 MACJC Coach of the Year Glenn Davis … As a freshman at Co-Lin, had 37 tackles while starting all nine games for the Wolfpack … Returned lone interception of the year back 62 yards for a touchdown against Jones County Community College … Played in the secondary rookie season with 2014 Memphis signee Ty Northern. Bonnabel High School: Was a four-year starter at defensive back for head coach Reggie Rogers at Bonnabel.
Brytain Peddy OL 6-5 310 Fr./HS Munford, Tenn./Munford HS
All-District 13-AAA selection at Munford High School … Selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game … Also played in the 11th Annual All-American Bowl Game Classic in Lafayette, La. … Munford posted a 7-4 record in 2014 …
Cougars advanced to play in the Division I Class 5A Tennessee State Playoff … Head coach was J.R. Kirby.
Tony Pollard ATH 5-11 196 Fr./HS Memphis, Tenn./Melrose HS
Two-way 16-AAA All-District selection as both a wide receiver and defensive back as a senior … Named to the
Commercial Appeal’s Tennessee Class 4A-5A Best of the Preps team as a senior … Selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game.
Darian Porter LB 6-3 220 So./TR Louisville, Ky./Seneca HS/Mt. San Jacinto College
Named to American Division Mountain Conference’s Second Team Defense … Finished the year with 55 total tackles – 27 solo stops and 28 assists … Recorded four tackles for lost yardage … Had an interception and a fumble recovery during the season … Had a career-high 11 tackles at East Los Angeles … Began collegiate career with six tackles in first game at Mt. San Jacinto … Had eight tackles including 1.5 for lost yardage in second game against Glendale … At San Diego Mesa blocked two kicks and had a pass breakup in addition to seven tackles … In final game at Mt. San Jacinto returned an interception 16 yards and also had a pass break up … Head coach at Mt. San Jacinto is Casey Mazzotta … Was a Lincoln Foundation Whitney M. Young Scholar at Seneca High School … Recorded 19 tackles as a junior at Seneca … High school coach was LaVell Boyd … In addition to football, played basketball at Seneca.
Joseph Prevost LB 6-1 220 Fr./HS Marrero, La./Archbishop Shaw HS
Three-year starter as one of the anchors of Archbishop Shaw’s defense … Named one of NOLA.com & The Times-Picayune’s Louisiana Nifty 50 heading into senior campaign … High school coach was Scott Bairnsfather … Honor Roll student at Archbishop Shaw.
Kam Prewitt DB 5-11 171 Fr./HS Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville HS
Starting cornerback on Clay-Chalkwood’s Class 6A state championship team … Cougars went 15-0 en route to being ranked No. 19 in the final USA Today High School Sports rankings … Led Clay-Chalkville with six interceptions … Named to the Birmingham News’ 2014 All-Metro Second Team … High school coach was Alabama Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year Jerry Hood.
Nick Raby DE 6-4 260 Fr./HS Cape Coral, Fla./Baker HS
Tallied 92 total tackles including 54 solo stops as a senior at Baker High School … Had five quarterback sacks, forced a fumble and recovered another during 2014 season … Set a school record, blocking three kicks in one game … In addition to three blocks, had seven total tackles and a quarterback sack against Cape Coral High School … Named a team captain for Baker High School … Selected Overall and Defensive Player “Mr. Bulldog Award” … High school coaches were Dwayne Mack and Brian Conn … In addition to two varsity letters while playing defensive end, defensive line and tight end, wrestled for two years and competed in shot put for two years. Personal: Son of Michael and Deana Raby … Has four sisters … Born Oct. 18, 1996 in Pensacola, Fla. … Junior coach for younger sister Sage’s U8 tackle football team where she was the only girl in the league … Received Lee County Sheriff’s Department’s “Do the Right Thing” award.
Mechane Slade ATH 5-8 160 Fr./HS Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS
Caught 43 passes for 805 yards and nine touchdowns during senior season … Averaged 18.7 yards per reception … Also averaged 8.6 yards per rushing attempt, carrying the ball 24 times for 206 yards and another score … Returned a kickoff for a score as well … Prep team posted an 8-4 record in 2014, including a 6-2 mark in highly competitive AAAAAA Region 5 … Team advanced to the second round of the Georgia AAAAAA State Playoffs … High school coach was John Ford.
